Timeline for Chain coming off with internal hub gear bike - why?
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| Aug 27, 2019 at 15:50 | comment | added | hairboat | If the chain is very worn and the wheel has not been removed/re-tensioned ever (the rider has been lucky and not had to change tires or tubes for thousands of miles), then yes, the stretched out chain would have more slack than it would have had while brand new with the wheel in the exact same position. However, I think it's super unlikely that that would be the issue, since it would require riding thousands of miles without ever having to remove the wheel from the dropouts. | |
| Aug 23, 2019 at 1:55 | history | edited | hairboat | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 9, 2016 at 1:37 | comment | added | mkpaa | That answer is just from my experience. I've serviced several internal gear bicycles even from early 1980's that had been in almost daily use, yet their chain had been just fine. A worn chain would just eat the sprocket and chainring, not come off, if tensioned correctly. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 21:32 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Well, a worn chain would be one big reason for it not being tight enough. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 18:30 | history | answered | mkpaa | CC BY-SA 3.0 |